The Three Treasures

Original title: Nippon tanjô

1959
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

394

YOUR RATING

Adventure Drama Fantasy

A prince, framed for murder and starved for affection from his father, is sent on a quest.A prince, framed for murder and starved for affection from his father, is sent on a quest.A prince, framed for murder and starved for affection from his father, is sent on a quest.

Director
- Hiroshi Inagaki
Writers
- Ryûzô Kikushima
- Toshio Yasumi
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

394

YOUR RATING

Director
- Hiroshi Inagaki
Writers
- Ryûzô Kikushima
- Toshio Yasumi
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
This was, not surprisingly, Toho's highest grossing film of 1959 and the second highest grossing film in Japan overall.

Quotes
Prince Yamato Takeru: When he sent me to fight Kumaso, he only gave me a few men. And now I just came back, and he sends me to fight in the East! He loves my brothers more than me! He wants me to die!
[He sobs]

Alternate versions
A little over a year later, in 1960, Toho's subsidiary, Toho International, released this film in the United States in a subtitled version cut down to 112 minutes and titled "The Three Treasures."

Connections
Featured in Gojira to hiroin (2020)

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Review

Featured review

8/10

A Legend about the Origin of the Earth and Japan combined with an epic story

Good, Good and Good, this is the only adjective possible to be used to this jewel of the Japanese cinematography. Culturally is a film to be seen by all, it is amusing and interesting. Here we all learn how we can fight bad things with good behavior and polite talk, something nearly forgotten during these days. The film shows that not always the man can be peaceful but good feelings from humans can help a lot to avoid the violence.